Almeida (The Glorious) (2017)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Creators: Nicole Acaso and Adri Almeida and Zeynab Egbeyemi and Xenamay Gezahegn and Destiny Laldeo and Karis Jones-Pard and Jamie Kasiama and Caroline Manjaly and Rofiat Olusanya and Morgan Paradise and Kaitlynn Rodgers
Venue
Pia Bouman: Scotiabank Studio Theatre
Run
August 3rd, 2017 – August 9th, 2017
Synopsis
The AMY Project’s young creators present this original creation exploring personal power, relationships with our ancestors and descendants, and how our given and chosen names shape us. (summerworks.ca)
Cast
| Nicole Acaso | Performer |
| Adri Almeida | Performer |
| Zeynab Egbeyemi | Performer |
| Xenamay Gezahegn | Performer |
| Destiny Laldeo | Performer |
| Karis Jones-Pard | Performer |
| Jamie Kasiama | Performer |
| Caroline Manjaly | Performer |
| Rofiat Olusanya | Performer |
| Morgan Paradise | Performer |
| Kaitlynn Rodgers | Performer |
| Fatima Adam | Performer |
| Bessie Cheng | Performer |
Creative Team
| Nicole Acaso | Creator |
| Adri Almeida | Creator |
| Zeynab Egbeyemi | Creator |
| Xenamay Gezahegn | Creator |
| Destiny Laldeo | Creator |
| Karis Jones-Pard | Creator |
| Jamie Kasiama | Creator |
| Caroline Manjaly | Creator |
| Rofiat Olusanya | Creator |
| Morgan Paradise | Creator |
| Kaitlynn Rodgers | Creator |
| Julia Hune-Brown | Director |
| Nikki Shaffeeullah | Director |
| Julia Vodarek Hunter | Assistant Director |
| Melissa Joakim | Lighting Designer |
| Jamie Kasiama | Set Designer |
| Jamie Kasiama | Video Designer |
| Nicole Stamp | Film Program Director |
| Yoan Holder | Lighting Assistant |
| Saba Akhtar | Workshop Assistant Director |
Production
| Julia Vodarek Hunter | Stage Manager |
| Lisa Bozikovic | Music Coach |
| Sasha Tate-Howarth | Stage Management Mentor |
| Beth Wong | Stage Management Mentor |
| Kaitlin Hickey | Video and Projection Design Mentor |
| Kai Masaoka | Sound Design Mentor |
| Ange Loft | Additional AMY Guest Artist |
| Naty Tremblay | Additional AMY Guest Artist |
| Lisa Bozikovic | Mentor |
| Marjorie Chan | Mentor |
| Audrey Dwyer | Mentor |
| Karen Glave | Mentor |
| Virgilia Griffith | Mentor |
| Sarah Kitz | Mentor |
| Kama La Mackerel | Mentor |
| Shaista Latif | Mentor |
| Amy Lee | Mentor |
| Amanda Nicholls | Mentor |
| Amy Nostbakken | Mentor |
| Clare Preuss | Mentor |
| Gein Wong | Mentor |
